Hesperia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Hesperia
Latin, from Greek: land of the west, from hesperos western
Example Sentences
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Hesperia Christian, 25-11, 25-22. 25-8 Oak Park d.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
Jackie and Patrick McDonald, high school sweethearts from Hesperia, came more than four decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
On-site workshops as well as apprenticeship programs are also offered at the Hesperia campus throughout the year.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
On a recent chilly morning in Hesperia, Alfredo Lara used a shovel to pour cement into a mound of concrete he’d shaped like a wide volcano for mixing.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
At last Aeneas was told in a dream that the place destined for them was a country far away to the west, Italy—in those days called Hesperia, the Western Country.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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